[Verse 1] You came in carrying weather I can’t see A whole long week tucked underneath your sleeve I had my answer ready, sharp and clean Then I saw your hands were shaking as you spoke to me [Pre-Chorus] I don’t have to lose my ground To let your truth be heard out loud [Chorus] Hold up—let me hear you Tell me where the hurt began I can disagree and still reach out a hand We don’t have to match to meet here where we stand I’ll try to understand Before I judge who you are [Verse 2] You learned your rules in a different kind of home I learned mine from the people I’ve known One hard sentence doesn’t tell your whole life through There’s more beneath the thing that I can’t get used to [Pre-Chorus] I can ask before I accuse There’s room for more than one point of view [Chorus] Hold up—let me hear you Tell me where the hurt began I can disagree and still reach out a hand We don’t have to match to meet here where we stand I’ll try to understand Before I judge who you are [Bridge] When you stumble, I won’t make a stage of it When I’m wrong, I hope you’ll say it plain We can leave a little room between us For a question, for a name [Final Chorus] Hold up—let me hear you Tell me where the hurt began I can disagree and still reach out a hand We don’t have to match to meet here where we stand No shame, no stones, no turning you away I’ll try to understand Before I judge who you are [Outro] Before I judge who you are I’ll try to understand
